Chateau de Rayne Vigneau

It is a Premier Cru Classified according to the prestigious list of 1855 presented to the Emperor Napoléon III, on the proposal of professionals involved and recognized in the Bordeaux.

His reputation , Château Rayne Vigneau. owes it to its quite exceptional geographical location. The 80-hectare vineyard is located on the Bommes plateau, a gravel and sandy ridge harboring agates, onyxes and sapphires.

Furthermore, the Ciron River, a tributary of the Garonne River, provides early morning autumn mists conducive to the birth of botrytis, a form of over-ripening of the berries at the time of harvest.

The vines, whose average age is 40, are made up of the Semillon grape variety for 80%, and the Sauvignon grape variety for 20%. All the harvest is manual with successive sorting, sometimes up to 7, depending on the year to achieve this degree of perfection.

The wine is aged for 50% in new barrels for about 18-24 months before bottling.